Westward
Parish in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.8, -3.1 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 29 45 |
| Dialling code: | 016973 (Wigton) |
Westward is a small, traditionally rural civil parish in Cumberland, a few miles west of Wigton on the northern fringe of the Lake District and within easy reach of the Lake District National Park and the Solway Firth. The landscape is typical north Cumbrian countryside - rolling fields, hedgerows and dry‑stone walls - with a scattering of stone-built farmhouses and lanes; agriculture, especially sheep and mixed arable farming, has long underpinned the local economy.
Community life tends to revolve around the parish church and village hall, with traditional events shaped by the farming calendar and a modest trickle of visitors exploring nearby fells and coast. There are few grand monuments, but historic field patterns and older buildings give Westward a quietly timeless character, while many residents now commute to larger centres such as Carlisle for work and services.
Postcode districts covering Westward
Most populated places nearby
- Carlisle 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Workington 21.5 miles34.5 km
- Penrith 16.1 miles26 km
Neighbouring places
- Wigton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Woodside Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Thursby Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Sebergham Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Boltons Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Caldbeck Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- Waverton Parish 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Dalston Built-up area 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Aikton Parish 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Dalston and Burgh Ward 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Orton Parish 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Ireby and Uldale Parish 6.1 miles9.8 km
Example postcodes in Westward
CA7 8BA, CA7 8LP, CA7 8BH, CA7 8AX, CA7 8AR, CA7 8LL, CA7 8AG, CA7 8LS, CA7 8AD … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 58.3 miles93.8 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 69.7 miles112.2 km
- Wigton Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Dalston Railway Station 5.4 miles8.8 km
Hotels near Westward Ad
- Overwater Hall 3 7.5 miles12 km
- Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa 4 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Dalston Hall 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Wheyrigg Hall Hotel 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Cumbria Park Hotel 3 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Crown & Mitre Hotel 3 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Lake District Castle Inn 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Brooklyn House 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Ibis Carlisle City Centre 2 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Carlisle Station Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection by Bw 3 9.2 miles14.8 km
Schools in Westward
- Rosley C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Inglewood Forest Forest 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Brunton Park Stadium 9.9 miles16 km
- Blencathra Centre Country house 12.4 miles20 km
- Galabank Stadium 14.9 miles24 km
- Mount Annan Estate 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Kinmount House Estate 17 miles27.4 km
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 18.2 miles29.4 km
- Hoddam Castle Estate 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Brocavum Archaeological site 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Birrens Archaeological site 19.2 miles30.9 km